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Abecedarian is a form of poem where each line or verse begins with a successive letter of the alphabet (a, b, c, d, etc) until the end of the alphabet is reached, but there is more to Abecedarian poetry. What is abecedarian in poetry (complete definition)?

A Wish for Spring

All the long and lonely winter, hearts beckon with wishes for Spring. Chilled beneath a blanket of snow, deep dark and cold, echoes of a robin's warble and fleeting dreams of hazy mornings grip my memories where hammocks slowly swing in a...Read the rest...

Closed Community Prejudice--an Alphabetized Memoir

(Note: In this abecedarian poem, I redacted the name of the particular denomination to protect the innocent and to universalize the context. Fill in your own favorite groups! Prejudice against those perceived to be “other”...Read the rest...

BEAUTIFUL

A NCIENT reflections of ANCESTORS B lack we are blindly bewitching C harismatically clever now we At times D ominate those that are not E ffective we are...Read the rest...

MY BELOVED

MY BELOVED Accomplished affirmative aggressive all along ambitious. Bright brilliant blooming bubbling. Courageous competent courteous classy ...Read the rest...

MULTI-TASKER

Advocating adherence to the Almighty Building lives, I am called, by His blessings’ bounty… Cheering police lady officers as values coach Devoting time for Bible study with prayerful approach… Efficient orphanage Mom, striving to be effective Fulfilling chores along patience...Read the rest...

An Affair To Remember

"Musings of Love" A n affair to remember and cherish B oth of us with bemused smiles every time we met C harismatic in every way, every move D elightness when we were together E ngaging with intriguing conversations F eeling...Read the rest...

The Aged Man

Aged man walks on the busy street Beyond his ability to cross Cane in hand, old friends he needs to meet Delayed by rain, worried about loss Earlier, he fell into a hole Finding out he damaged his right leg Good...Read the rest...

ALL FLOWERS

All flowers all the time: Another day for admirers hungry eyes Bouquet to deliver in the Company of love Dainty daisies beautifully alive Especially the rose For the lover in you Guess I didn't know a parade of floral essence...Read the rest...

Life is a Song

artful alliteration uses air like a baton, breathing begets cadence, creating cushions of cashmere debating the diction, dive into ...Read the rest...

Christmas Story A to Z

Christmas Story A to Z A: Augustus the Roman emperor took a census B: Bethlehem was where Joseph had to return C: Clip clop went the hoofs of the donkey he rode D: Descendant of...Read the rest...

Circe

Amóre; what is that, he wondered, before, before her, before the raw Circean glimpsed across the buzzing dance crazed rhythmic beating pulsing room. Erudite, perniciously droll his father was, he could have been, the old generation, but not him, no...Read the rest...

Betwixt Birth and Death-Whatever

Aging woman stands on the precipice betwixt birth and death reflecting upon her life....Read the rest...

World Music in Dulcet Tones and Duduk Vibrations

Across the globe, music ascends—a universal zephyr, Bridging cultures in harmonious yearning; Chords converge from Andes to the Zangezur, xenharmonic, Dulcet tones of a duduk—in the air, they whisper. Every note—an echo of humanity's vibration, From flamenco's fire to the...Read the rest...

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